Obituaries from October 2009

Roy F. 'Buck' Carroll(10/31/09)Roy F. "Buck" Carroll, 77, of Shelbyville died Saturday at Heritage Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with Dr. Kevin Minchey officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
Visitation with the family will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday.
Masonic services will be held at 7 p.m. Monday.

Mary Ella Cox(10/31/09)Mary Ella Cox, 72, of Madison died at her home Thursday.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Carr & Erwin Funeral Home, Pulaski. Burial will follow at Scotts Hill Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday.
She was the mother of Donald Thompson of Shelbyville.

Martha Jackson Salituro(10/28/09)Martha Jackson Salituro, 88, of Tullahoma died Tuesday at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville after a short illness.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Edward Erickson officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery.
Visitation will begin at 9 a.m.

Lou Fannie Carpenter(10/27/09)Lou Fannie Carpenter, age 65, of LaVergne, formerly of Shelbyville, died Tuesday at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro.
Funeral services will be held at noon Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with Herbert L. Stewart officiating. Burial will follow at Holden Cemetery.
Visitation with the family will begin at 10 a.m.

Robert Ellis Pierce(10/27/09)Robert Ellis Pierce, 68, of Shelbyville died Monday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Ron Dewitt officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery.
Visitation with the family will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday.

Frederick Bruce Phillips(10/26/09)Frederick Bruce Phillips, 33, of Murfreesboro died Sunday at Middle Tennessee Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Jennings and Ayers Funeral Home in Murfreesboro with Dave Brown officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery.
Visitation with the family will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Wilma Mae Allen(10/26/09)Wilma Mae Allen, 88, of Shelbyville, formerly of North Lewisburg, Ohio, died Sunday at Christian Care Center of Bedford County.
Per her request, her remains will be cremated. No services will be held.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.

Gary LeTron Cordelle Thomison(10/26/09)Gary LeTron Cordelle Thomison, 23, of Shelbyville died Friday.
Funeral services will be held at noon Wednesday at Fairlane Church of Christ with Eric Cox officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery.
Visitation with the family will begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Roy Ruhlen Butts Jr.(10/26/09)Roy Ruhlen Butts Jr., 78, of Shelbyville died Saturday at Heritage Medical Center after an extended illness. Per his wishes, he was cremated.
Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Willow Mount Cemetery with Ron Skeeters officiating.
Visitation will be held Tuesday from 5 to 8 p.m. at Doak-Howell Funeral Home.

Ernest R. Richardson(10/26/09)Ernest R. Richardson, 64, of Shelbyville died Saturday at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville after a brief illness.
Funeral services will be held at noon Tuesday at Bird Street Church of Christ with Anthony Booker officiating. Burial will follow at Stokes Cemetery.
Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church.
Nelson and Sons Memorial Chapel of Shelbyville is in charge of arrangements.

James Paul Haynes(10/24/09)James Paul Haynes, 93, of Murfreesboro, died Friday.
Funeral services will be held at noon Monday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel in Murfreesboro with Wayne Lankford officiating. Burial will be in Fox Hollow Cemetery.
Visitation will begin at 10 a.m.

Nola Nunley Thomas(10/24/09)Nola Nunley Thomas, 95, of Nashville died Friday at NHC Healthcare in Sparta after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at noon Monday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Thomas Todd officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery...

Willie Lucille Richards(10/24/09)Willie Lucille Richards, 94, of Wartrace died Friday at Manchester Health Care Center after an extended illness. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hazel Cemetery in Bell Buckle with Albert Waters officiating. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home...

Priscilla Ann Throneberry(10/23/09)Priscilla Ann Throneberry, 61, of Shelbyville died Wednesday at Glen Oaks Convalescent Center after an extended illness.
Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Rose Hill Cemetery in Columbia with Brother Reggie Smith officiating.
Visitation with the family will be held from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home.

Dorris Lee Stovall(10/23/09)Dorris Lee Stovall, 70, of Shelbyville died Wednesday at Christian Care Center of Bedford County after an extended illness.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hillcrest Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Hazel Cemetery.
Visitation with the family will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday.

Aline Stinnett Whitesell(10/21/09)Aline Stinnett Whitesell, 84, of Lewisburg died Tuesday at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at London Funeral Home, Lewisburg, with burial to follow at Lone Oak Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and again Friday morning.

Betty Sue Kell Upton(10/20/09)Betty Sue Kell Upton, 80, of Shelbyville, formerly of McMinnville, died Monday at Heritage Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at McMinnville Funeral Home with Geoff Giesemann and Tony Lawrence officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. View Cemetery.
Visitation with the family will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday.

Ricky Edward West(10/20/09)Ricky Edward West, 57, of Shelbyville died Monday at Heritage Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at Hillcrest Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
Visitation with the family will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday.

Mitzey R. Sanders(10/20/09)Mitzey R. Sanders, 40, of Shelbyville died Friday at her home.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Family Life Center in Lewisburg with Victor Goodman officiating. Burial will follow at Hill Cemetery.
Visitation with the family will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday and from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday at the Family Life Center.

Margaret Boyce Garrett(10/20/09)Margaret Boyce Garrett, 89, of Bell Buckle died Monday at Christian Care Center of Bedford County after an extended illness.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with Willis Pope officiating. Burial will follow at Boyce-Sudberry Cemetery.
Visitation with the family will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.

Larry Dale Byford(10/20/09)Larry Dale Byford, 54, of Shelbyville died Monday at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with Mike Bayne officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.

Ina Odell Neal Stallings(10/20/09)Ina Odell Neal Stallings, 83, of Stuart, Fla., a longtime resident of Shelbyville, died Wednesday at Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport.
Funeral services were held Saturday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Bobby McGee officiating. Burial followed at Willow Mount Cemetery.

Beatrice McCormick Kwapinski(10/20/09)Beatrice McCormick Kwapinski, 87, of Normandy died Monday at Life Care Center of Tullahoma after an extended illness. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Hazel Cemetery with Alton Pope officiating. Hillcrest Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

Bobby Wilson Gower(10/20/09)Bobby Wilson Gower, 73, of Lewisburg died Thursday at NHC Oakwood in Lewisburg.
Per his request, his remains were cremated. There will be no services. His cremains will be buried in Mars Hill Cemetery.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.

Beatrice McCormick Kwapinski(10/20/09)Beatrice McCormick Kwapinski, 87, of Normandy died Monday at Life Care Center of Tullahoma after an extended illness.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Hazel Cemetery with Alton Pope officiating.
Hillcrest Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Louis E. Davis(10/19/09)Louis E. Davis, 47, of Shelbyville, formerly of Jackson, Miss., died Saturday in a motor vehicle accident.
A memorial service will be held at a later date at the family home place in Tinnin, Miss. Per his request, his remains were cremated.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.

Holly Lane Hickman(10/17/09)Holly Lane Hickman, 49, of St. Charles, Mo., formerly of Shelbyville, died Saturday.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Tom Rosseau officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Kevin Hughes McFerrin(10/17/09)Kevin Hughes McFerrin, 43, of Shelbyville died Sunday, Oct. 11 at Heritage Medical Center.
Funeral services were held Saturday at Higgins Funeral Home in Fayetteville with Paul Alexander officiating. Burial followed at Prosperity Cemetery.

Herbert 'Hootie' Glosson(10/17/09)Herbert "Hootie" Glosson, 75, of Shelbyville died Friday at StoneCrest Medical Center in Smyrna after a brief illness.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with Eddie Reed officiating. Burial, with military rites, will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery.
Visitation with the family will be from 4 to 8:30 p.m. Monday.

Nancy Fears Reynolds(10/16/09)Nancy Fears Reynolds, 58, of Murfreesboro died there Thursday at Middle Tennessee Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with Leland T. Carden officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
Visitation with the family will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday.

Nell Moore Lee(10/16/09)Funeral services for Nell Moore Lee, 98, of Nashville, who died Thursday at NHC in Murfreesboro, will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Woodlawn Funeral Home in Nashville.
Visitation with the family will be noon Saturday until service time.

Mildred Inez Arnold "Granny" Collins(10/16/09)Mildred Inez "Granny" Arnold Collins, 84, of Wheel died Thursday at The Heart Remembers care facility after an extended illness.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Shiloh United Methodist Church, where she was a member, with the Rev. David Rash and the Rev. Brett Hillenshim officiating. Burial will follow at Wheel Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home.

Margaret Francis Gregory(10/16/09)Funeral services for Margaret Francis Gregory, 87, of Shelbyville, who died Thursday at Heritage Medical Center, will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Gowen-Smith Chapel. Frank Butler and Keith Camp will officiate and burial will follow in Willow Mount Cemetery...

Marlin Fowler Spence(10/15/09)Marlin Fowler Spence, 73 of Bell Buckle died Wednesday.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at McElroy Cemetery with J.W. Gentry officiating.
Woodfin Memorial Chapel of Murfreesboro is in charge of arrangements.

Lorraine Joyce Baermann(10/14/09)Lorraine Joyce Baermann, 68, of Shelbyville, formerly of Denver, Colo., died Monday at Heritage Medical Center.
Per her request, her remains will be cremated. There will be no services.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements.

Gertrude Marie Barker(10/15/09)Gertrude Marie Barker, 85, of Manchester died Wednesday at United Regional Medical Center in Manchester. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Willow Mount Cemetery with the Rev. Jimmy Gray officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Hillcrest Funeral Home...

Mable Blankenship West(10/13/09)Mable Blankenship West, 93, of Normandy died Tuesday.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Jones Cemetery with Monnie Caine officiating.
Visitation will be held from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Hillcrest Funeral Home.

James McDuff Thomas(10/12/09)James McDuff Thomas, 67, of Athens, Ala., formerly of Lewisburg, died Friday at Maury Regional Hospital in Columbia.
Funeral services were held Monday at London Funeral Home in Lewisburg. Burial followed at Philadelphia Cemetery.

Margaret Ethel Robertson(10/12/09)Margaret Ethel Robertson, 92, of Wartrace died Saturday at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Wartrace Church of Christ, where she was a member since 1930, with Don Gallagher officiating. Burial will follow at Winchester City Cemetery.
Visitation with the family will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Hillcrest Funeral Home.

Virginia Evelyn Barrett McHaffie(10/10/09)Evelyn McHaffie, 87, of Shelbyville died Saturday at Heritage Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with Jeff Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Hazel Cemetery in Bell Buckle.
Visitation with the family will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. Monday and beginning at 1 p.m. Tuesday.

Kenneth Ray 'Kenny' Hudson(10/09/09)Kenneth Ray "Kenny" Hudson, 42, of Shelbyville, died Friday at Heritage Medical Center.
A celebration of life service will be held at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Following the visitation, and per his request, his remains will be cremated.

Ruby Louise Collins(10/12/09)Ruby Louise Collins, 76, of Shelbyville died Saturday at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hillcrest Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. Monday.

Bonnie L. Casteel(10/10/09)Bonnie L. Casteel, 92, of Shelbyville died Saturday.
Funeral services were held Monday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with Frank Butler and Keith Camp officiating. Burial followed at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.

Elmer L. Landers(10/09/09)Elmer L. Landers, 69, of Fayetteville died Thursday at Donelson Care Center.
Visitation with the family will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Hillcrest Funeral Home. No other services are scheduled.

Jessica Scales Moss(10/09/09)Jessica Scales Moss, 20, of Murfreesboro, formerly of Shelbyville, died Thursday in an automobile accident in Murfreesboro.
Funeral services will be held at noon Tuesday at Bright Temple COGIC in Shelbyville.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time Tuesday at the church. Family visitation will be from 11 a.m. until service time.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.

Bobby Gene Goetz(10/09/09)Bobby Gene Goetz, 43, died Friday at Maury County Regional Hospital in Columbia.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Lighthouse Church, where he was a member, with Jay Pope officiating. Per his request, his remains will be cremated following the service.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.

Jessie Marie Fears Hill(10/08/09)Jessie Marie Fears Hill, 61, of Wartrace died Wednesday at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Mark Ashley officiating. Burial will follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.
Visitation with the family will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday.

Norma Lane Deason Starrett(10/08/09)Norma Lane Deason Starrett, 78, of Shelbyville died Tuesday at Harton Regional Medical Center in Tullahoma after an extended illness.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Drew Hayes officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
Visitation with the family will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.

George Wayne Gatlin(10/07/09)A Celebration of Life service will be held at 8 p.m. Friday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home for George Wayne Gatlin, 66, of the Lakewood Park community in Beech Grove, who died Wednesday morning at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville after a short illness. Per his request, he was cremated.

Mary Alice Love Norris(10/07/09)Mary Alice Love Norris, 91, of Shelbyville died Wednesday at Glen Oaks Convalescent Center after an extended illness.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with Frank Butler officiating. Burial will follow at Hillsboro Methodist Church Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday.

William J. Barrett(10/05/09)William J. Barrett, 83, of Shelbyville died Sunday at his home after an extended illness.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Jim Tedder and Tim Callaway officiating. Burial, with full military rites, will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
Visitation with the family will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.

Jennings Lambeth(10/05/09)Jennings Lambeth, 88, of Shelbyville, formerly of Pennsylvania, died Saturday at The Heart Remembers.
Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Willow Mount Cemetery with the Rev. Dr. Lloyd Doyle officiating.
No visitation is scheduled.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.

Harold Eugene Douglas Jr.(10/05/09)Harold Eugene Douglas Jr., 87, of Winnsboro, S.C., sister of Sara D. Wells of Shelbyville, died Saturday at his home.
Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. EDT Tuesday at Gordon Memorial United Methodist Church in Winnsboro with the Rev. Walt Ballenger officiating. Burial will follow at First Baptist Church cemetery in Winnsboro.

Katerrius Me'Saun Hill(10/05/09)Katerrius Me'Saun Hill died shortly after birth Saturday at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville.
He was cremated.

Anna Bell Rogers Curl(10/05/09)Anna Bell Rogers Curl, 79, of Wartrace died Saturday at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens with Ken Thomas officiating.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Hillcrest Funeral Home.

Carlton Woodrow Wilson(10/05/09)Carlton Woodrow Wilson, 89, of Shelbyville, formerly of Fayetteville, died Sunday morning at Lynchburg Nursing Center.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at Lebanon Cemetery in the Harms community of Lincoln County.
There will be no visitation.
Doak-Howell Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Robert 'Larry' Arnold(10/03/09)Robert "Larry" Arnold, 55, of Shelbyville died Saturday at his home after an extended illness.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Emmett Arnold officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.

Terry Louise Vermuele(10/03/09)Terry Louise Vermuele, 59, of Shelbyville died early Saturday at her residence after an extended illness.
No services are planned at this time. Per her request, she was cremated.
Doak-Howell Funeral Home handled arrangements.

Brooksie Pugh(10/02/09)Funeral services for Brooksie Pugh, 79, of Unionville, who died Friday in Shelbyville, will be 1 p.m. Monday at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill. The Rev.Jack Douglas will officiate and burial will follow in Simpson Cemetery in Rover. Visitation with the family will begin 4 p.m. Sunday...

Janie Louise Fisher Smithson(10/02/09)Janie Louise Fisher Smithson, 73, of Shelbyville died Friday at Heritage Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at First Christian Church, where she was an active member, with the Rev. Bryan Elliott officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery...

Fannie B. Turner(10/01/09)Fannie B. Turner, 89, of Shelbyville died Tuesday at her home.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Greater First Baptist Church, Lewisburg, with William Herbert Johnson officiating. Burial will follow at Cook Memorial Cemetery, Lewisburg.
Visitation will be from 1 to 6 p.m. Friday at Lewisburg Family Life Center and noon to 1 p.m. Saturday at the church.